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By Douglas Hamilton BELGRADE (Reuters) - Granting independence to Serbia's
southern province of Kosovo against the will of Serbia would
destabilize the Balkans, Serbia-Montenegro Foreign Minister Vuk
Draskovic warned on Tuesday.

By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek and Turkish F-16 fighters collided
on Tuesday while shadowing each other over the southern Aegean,
where the two NATO allies have long disputed control over
airspace.

By Beti Bilandzic PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Montenegro's
split from Serbia and progress to independence picked up speed
on Tuesday when the European Union proposed talks holding out
the prospect of faster entry into the bloc than Belgrade.

By Beti Bilandzic PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Montenegro
began splitting from its longtime partner Serbia on Tuesday, a
process that could take just three months and eventually win it
faster entry into the European Union than Belgrade.

By Karolos Grohmann ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek and Turkish F-16 fighter jets
collided in mid-air on Tuesday while shadowing each other in
the southern Aegean, where the two NATO allies have long
disputed control over airspace.

By Ellie Tzortzi PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Montenegrins
have voted for independence in a wafer-thin referendum victory
that will sever a union with Serbia stretching back nearly a
century and close the final chapter in the story of Yugoslavia.

By Ellie Tzortzi PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Montenegrins
have voted for independence in a wafer-thin referendum victory
that will sever a union with Serbia stretching back nearly a
century and close the final chapter in the story of Yugoslavia.

By Ellie Tzortzi PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Montenegro
voted by a narrow margin on Sunday to end its union with Serbia
and complete the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, according
to projected referendum results.

PODGORICA, Serbia and Montenegro (Reuters) - Montenegro
voted by a narrow margin in favor of independence on Sunday in
a referendum on ending its state union with Serbia, according
to unofficial projections of the result.

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